Cyproideidae
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Family: | Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974
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Cyproideidae is a family of amphipod crustaceans. Eighteen genera[1] and 43 species[2] have been described as of 2009. They mostly occur mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, where they form associations with corals, sponges, crinoids and hydroids.[1]
Genera[]
The following 18 genera are included:[3]
- J. L. Barnard, 1972
- Haswell, 1879
- Lowry & Azman, 2008
- Shoemaker, 1956
- K. H. Barnard, 1932
- J. L. Barnard, 1970
- J. L. Barnard, 1974
- J. L. Barnard, 1972
- Hurley, 1955
- Stebbing, 1899
- Catta, 1875
- K. H. Barnard, 1930
- Schiecke, 1977
- Sars, 1883
- Hirayama, 1983
- Griffiths, 1976
- J. L. Barnard, 1972
- Rauschert, 1996
References[]
- ^ a b B. A. R. Azman (2009). "Cyproideidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2260: 380–392.
- ^ J. K. Lowry & B. A. R. Azman (2008). "A new genus and species of cyproideid amphipod associated with unstalked crinoids on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1760: 59–68.
- ^ Claude De Broyer (2011). J. Lowry (ed.). "Cyproideidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
External links[]
Data related to Cyproideidae at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Gammaridea
- Crustacean families
- Amphipod stubs